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  • US President Donald Trump refuted claims that Iranian strikes damaged an American military aircraft based in Jordan.
  • Over the past 24 hours, Saudi Arabia attacked almost 40 targets across four regions of Yemen.
  • Under the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Israel said on Thursday that it had destroyed vital tunnels built by Iran-backed Hezbollah.
  • The UN Security Council meets to discuss the situation in Yemen as the Houthis advance rapidly along the Red Sea coast, posing a threat to the important Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
  • Algeria broke diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, citing "provocative and hostile acts."
  • In the eastern Swiss canton of Graubünden, a tourist bus crash in the alpine village of Susch claimed several lives and injured others.

Tag: Girls Education

March 17, 2023

Program Helps Mozambique Girls to Face...

Due to teen pregnancies, forced marriages, poverty, sexual violence, and abuse, girls frequently drop out of school in Mozambique. The United States Agency for International Development is providing millions of dollars over five years to support girls’ education in an effort to combat the problem.

January 24, 2023

As Taliban continue to Ban Education,...

The Taliban government limited Afghan women’s rights after coming to power in August 2021 with a number of decrees.These include ban of women working or going to school.

January 23, 2023

In Pakistan’s Sindh Desert,A Young Girl’s...

The number of boys and girls attending school in Pakistan’s Sindh region continues to be unequal, but one young girl is determined to overcome the challenges.Uneven enrollment of males and girls in schools persists in Pakistan’s

December 12, 2022

Afghan Girls Turn to Radio After...

A radio station in the province of Khost has stepped in to broadcast literary programming as girls are not allowed to attend school across Afghanistan

March 9, 2020

US Oldest All Girls School

Western High School opened in Baltimore, Maryland on November 1, 1844 – four years before the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls in New York. It is the oldest all-girls school in the country and is very proud of its traditions

November 13, 2018

Pakistan: Girls Deprived of Education

The report, “‘Shall I Feed My Daughter, or Educate Her?’: Barriers to Girls’ Education in Pakistan,” concludes that many girls simply have no access to education, including because of a shortage of government schools – especially for girls

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